TripAdvisor Reviews Pension Old Town Ohrid

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... everything is open till eleven and there are people milling about everywhere. We found some food then since we were both quite tired wandered back to the hostel. We met some other backpackers at the hostel, some of whom we hung out with for the next two days. Now Macedonia, how can I explain it? It is a lovely place, developing. It actually reminds me a lot of Southeast Asia. Stuff here is really cheap, and the people are nice. Its hard because of the ...

... here for decorative plaster work. Did see some solar panels. There was little litter. A couple of homes had chili peppers hanging to ward off evil spirits.

Either there are no newspapers, people can't afford them or perhaps just by tradition death notices were stapled to telephone poles. Most of the homes had either a garden or flowers in the front, some both. Many homes had a stack of wood against a wall. Bikes and scooters outnumbered motor vehicles.

But she does have two names. Lake Ohrid on the Macedonian side and Lake Pogradec on the Albanian side. The locals say the water is Grade 1 drinking water but the first rule of Lonely Planet is "don’t drink the local water" and I can testify to that – it did mean a late night trip to the first aid post for a shot of something however I always do like to do ...

... kicking back mostly in my hotel room. I headed for the subway and took two different trains to the bus station. It was as short three hour ride to Safranbolou on a very nice bus as usual in Turkey. Safranbolou is an old Ottoman style city, with very old architecture and traditional buildings and homes. I chose to stay at this city, because it looked laid back and a good example of old turkish lifestyle. Also it was perched in between some mountains in a serene setting. At the ...

Ok…where was I??? Day 7! Wow, already a week in I cant believe it! Woke up in Ohrid!!! Went to take a shower…. Hunh?? Where's the water? Wake Sinisa up, Babe! No water is coming out??!! He opens his eyes and says matter of fact "yeah there is no water in the city" closes his eyes.. ohhh ok then! What?? What does that even mean! Apparently it is common for the water to stop working for a bit every once in a while. Went back to our ...